Ada de Warenne. William the Lion. William the Lion (Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic: Uilleam mac Eanraig), sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough",[1] (c 1143 – 4 December 1214) reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214. His reign was the second longest in Scottish history before the Act of Union with England in 1707, (James VI's was the longest 1567–1625).
Life[edit] He became King following his brother Malcolm IV's death on 9 December 1165 and was crowned on 24 December 1165. In contrast to his deeply religious, frail brother, William was powerfully built, redheaded, and headstrong. He was an effective monarch whose reign was marred by his ill-fated attempts to regain control of Northumbria from the Normans. Traditionally, William is credited with founding Arbroath Abbey, the site of the later Declaration of Arbroath. William was grandson of David I of Scotland. A further rising in 1181 involved Donald Meic Uilleim, direct descendant of King Duncan II of Scots. William I King of Scotland from 1165 until 1214. William I was born in 1143 and crowned king in 1165 at the age of twenty-two.
He was to reign for an impressive forty-nine years and reached the grand age of seventy-one before his death in 1214. The first few years of his reign saw an influx of new families into Scotland whom William gave lands in return for military service as part of the feudalisation of the country. The arrival of new Anglo-French families who paid homage to the king led to some consternation and resistance from the existing locals.
In 1174 William, keen to assert his claim to Northumbria, joined the revolt against Henry II of England and was captured in battle. William was by all accounts a brawny man and enjoyed battle leading his men into the charge but his horse was slain and pinned him to the ground. After his capture Scotland was occupied and William had to pay homage to Henry along with a large fee to get his throne back. William died in 1214 and was buried in Arbroath Abbey. William I Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. Victoria lived from 24 May 1819 to 22 January 1901 and was Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837 until her death. She was also made Empress of India on 1 May 1876.
The last monarch of the House of Hanover, she ruled for 63 years and 7 months, the longest period of rule of any British monarch: and she lent her name to one of the most distinctive periods of British history, the Victorian era. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. Victoria was the only child of the Duke of Kent and Strathearn, who in turn was the fourth son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. George III's eldest son, the Prince of Wales, only had one child, and when she died in 1817, the remaining unmarried sons of George III set out to do their duty and ensure the future of the dynasty.
Victoria was less than a year old when her grandfather George III died, and her uncle George IV succeeded to the throne. Prince Albert died on 14 December 1861. King William I "The Lion" William "The Lion" was a grandson of King David I and came to the throne after the death of his elder brother, Malcolm IV in 1165. The nickname "The Lion" was accorded to him after his death and may have been due either to his valour and strength in battle (though he was not always successful) or, more likely, to the heraldic symbol which he adopted - the red lion rampant on a yellow background - which has remained a royal symbol to this day. William was crowned at Scone on December 24, 1165 at the age of 22 and was to reign for nearly 50 years - a prodigious length of time by any standards, but unheard of in those violent days. William was red-haired and energetic. Early in his reign he attempted to recover land in Northumberland which had been given to King David in 1149 by King Stephen of England but which had been ceded by his brother Malcolm.
The stories of his butchery of the local population were chronicled in detail by later (English) historians. William I the Lyon. William I, the second son of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne was born around 1142\3 and succeeded his brother Malcolm IV as King of Scotland in 1165. William was crowned at Scone Abbey on 24 December. 1165. He was a strongly built man with red hair. William obtained the epithet 'the Lion' through his adoption of a red lion rampant as his standard, which later was to become the royal standard of the Houses of Dunkeld and Stewart, he was known in Gaelic as Uilliam Garbh. William also inherited the title of Earl of Northumbria in 1152 from his father, Henry of Scotland. William formed an alliance with England's traditional enemy, the King of France. Scotland's humiliation of the Treaty of Falaise was the cause of a revolt in Galloway which continued until 1186.
William developed a small but efficient central administrative bureaucracy. William died, old and senile on 12th December, 1214 at Stirling Castle. King William I. In the reign of William I, the feudal process became consolidated. Around 1180 he gave the Earldom of Lennox to his brother, David, but the Earldom quickly reverted back to the lineage of the native mormaers. Early in William's reign, in 1165, an alliance with with France was concluded that became known as the Auld Alliance, signalling a Scotland that looked to Europe rather than England.
The Lennox itself remained free of Anglo-Norman incomers, but William founded burghs at Dumfries, Ayr, Dundee, Elgin and Inverness, almost the length of the country. One such group to benefit from this feudal process was the Flemish and in 1173, when King William joined Henry II of England's sons in rebellion in a bid to capture Northumberland, a Flemish contingent was alongside him.
The introduction of the Flemish to Scotland led to great exchange of trade and ideas between Scotland and Flanders. It is this poem that first mentions Camelot. William "the Lion" of Scotland. Medieval and Middle Ages History Timelines - Maps of Medieval History. King William I (The Lion) of Scotland. Books & Posters House of Canmore Family Tree Detailed Tree English King or Queen at the Time Name: King William I (The Lion) of ScotlandFather: Henry, Earl of NorthumberlandMother: Ada de WarenneHouse of: CanmoreBorn: c. 1142/43Ascended to the throne: December 9, 1165Crowned: December 24, 1165 at Scone Abbey, PerthshireMarried: Ermengarde, daughter of Constance illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England, September 5, 1186Children: one son Alexander, 3 daughters and several illegitimate childrenDied: December 14, 1214, at StirlingBuried at: Arbroath AbbeySucceeded by: his son Alexander II William (Uilliam mac Eanric) succeeded his brother Malcolm and was named ‘The Lion’.
He had a long reign but for much of it was subjugated by the English kings. William tried to win back the lands in Northumbria which had been taken back by King Henry II of England and in 1174 invaded England, but was captured at Alnwick. William I (king of Scotland. Seipp Family Genealogy:Information about William "The Lion", King of Scotland. William "The Lion", King of Scotland (b. 1143, d.
December 04, 1214) William "The Lion", King of Scotland (son of Henry Earl of Huntingdon, Prince of Scotland and Adelaide (Ada) de Warenne) was born 1143 in Scotland, and died December 04, 1214 in Stirling, Scotland. He married Isabel Avenal. Notes for William "The Lion", King of Scotland:King William the LionRed Rampant Lion on Yellow FieldIn the year 1157, the English King Henry II succeeded in getting lands from Scotland in Northumbria by threat of invasion. Malcolm IV acquiesced and gave back the land with no opposition. When he then died in 1165, his younger brother, known as William the Lion (for his red rampant lion on a yellow field) became king of Scotland.
The red rampant lion on yellow background became Scotland's royal heraldic colours. William, a clever and ambitious king, began an alliance with France that would eventually lead to the "Auld Alliance. " The Scots king had many other problems to worry about though. William I of Scotland. William I of Scotland (c1142-1214.